“that only works if trams and buses work closely together so it sets out the next steps towards the creation of a publicly-owned integrated transport system. The objective is to integrate Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams into a single company.” says the report.

How do buses subsidise trams?…. Remove popular convenient bus routes especially the 22 then only the tram will get you there. As a pensioner, the removal of the 22 bus which passes my door, will be a major inconvenience. The nearest tram stop will be three bus stops away.

The trams will cause major bus jams on Princes Street, thereby reduce the quality of service and passenger numbers as a result; reduced profits plundered to subsidise trams. The once award-winning bus service sacrificed for a vanity project.

The time has come for an independant inquiry into the fiasco.

1. Who benefited financially from the original project commissioning? Forth Ports shareholders perhaps?